The University of Tulsa is an NCAA Division I member for all sports and a member of the American Athletic Conference. TU moved into The American on July 1, 2014 after dominating Conference USA with more than double the number of league championships than any other conference school in nine years as a C-USA member.

Since the opening of the Donald W. Reynolds Center in 1998, Tulsa’s athletic facilities have undergone a major facelift. New facilities include the Michael D. Case Tennis Center, the Collins Family Softball Complex, the Hurricane Soccer and Track Stadium, the J. Bird Sr. Shell Nest, the Jack Zink Indoor Rowing Center, the Case Athletic Complex and major renovation to H.A. Chapman Stadium.

Tulsa -- A returning letterwinner . . . 2004 -- Earned a letter in 2004 after transferring from Oklahoma . . . enrolled at Tulsa for the 2004 season . . . was not eligible until the fifth game of the year due to his transfer . . . played in six games . . . was credited with six tackles, including five solos . . . had a season-high three tackles against Hawaii in his first game for Tulsa and also his only start of the season . . . also played on special teams . . . Overall -- Had a solid spring . . . will compete for a starting spot at safety . . . a good athlete and possesses solid skills.

At Oklahoma -- Transferred to Tulsa from the University of Oklahoma . . . red-shirted in the 2001 season . . . saw limited playing time on special teams in 2002 . . . left Oklahoma at mid-season in 2003.

High School -- Was a three-year starter at Jenks High School . . . played in the secondary and at running back . . . recorded 77 tackles including 42 solos as a prep senior . . . rushed for 421 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior running back . . . ranked as the seventh best defensive back in the Midlands and the 14th best overall player by PrepStar . . . ranked as the second best overall player in Oklahoma by Max Emfinger Recruiting . . . was the 14th best safety in the nation by Rivals.com . . . earned all-state recognition by the Tulsa World, Daily Oklahoman and the OCA as a senior . . . named to the SuperPrep and PrepStar All-America team . . . was rated as the 26th best safety in the nation by SuperPrep . . . named to the Daily Oklahoman Blue-Chip List as a senior . . . selected as the Gatorade Oklahoma Player of the Year his senior season . . . also earned all-state honors from the Daily Oklahoman as a junior . . . had 1,039 yards and 12 touchdowns as a junior . . . rushed for 1,055 yards and seven touchdowns his sophomore season . . . high school coach was Allan Trimble.

Personal -- Favorite NFL team is the Dallas Cowboys . . . lists former Oklahoma teammate Tommie Harris as his favorite NFL player . . . his favorite musician is country singer Tim McGraw . . . The Berlin Stories is his favorite book . . . favorite class at TU is Victorian Literature . . . the most memorable place he has visited is the national cemetary in Washington D.C. . . . his uncles, T.C. Blair and Scott Estes, played football at Tulsa . . . his parents are Bob and Ruth Klinck . . . majoring in English . . . born June 6, 1982.